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Decision in the West: The Atlanta Campaign of 1864 (Modern War Studies (Paperback))
Albert Castel
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Description for Decision in the West: The Atlanta Campaign of 1864 (Modern War Studies (Paperback))
Paperback. This recollection of the Civil War documents the armies on the move and incorporates biographical sketches and stories of bravery. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 688 pages, 55 photographs, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 943.
Following a skirmish on June 28, 1864, a truce is called so the North can remove their dead and wounded. For two hours, Yankees and Rebels mingle, with some of the latter even assisting the former in their grisly work. Newspapers are exchanged. Northern coffee is swapped for Southern tobacco. Yanks crowd around two Rebel generals, soliciting and obtaining autographs.
As they part, a Confederate calls to a Yankee, "I hope to miss you, Yank, if I happen to shoot in your direction." "May I, never hit you Johnny if we fight again," comes the reply.
The reprieve is ... Read more
Following a skirmish on June 28, 1864, a truce is called so the North can remove their dead and wounded. For two hours, Yankees and Rebels mingle, with some of the latter even assisting the former in their grisly work. Newspapers are exchanged. Northern coffee is swapped for Southern tobacco. Yanks crowd around two Rebel generals, soliciting and obtaining autographs.
As they part, a Confederate calls to a Yankee, "I hope to miss you, Yank, if I happen to shoot in your direction." "May I, never hit you Johnny if we fight again," comes the reply.
The reprieve is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
670
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700607488
SKU
V9780700607488
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About Albert Castel
Albert Castel is a Civil War historian living and writing in Hillsdale, Michigan. He is the author of General Sterling Price and the Civil War in the West, A Frontier State at War: Kansas, 1861-1865, and The Presidency of Andrew Johnson.
Reviews for Decision in the West: The Atlanta Campaign of 1864 (Modern War Studies (Paperback))
“Castel’s well-written and absorbing study may well stand as the definitive battle narrative ofd the Atlanta campaign.” —American Historical Review